St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-04-02
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

list IN st. Mary's Church, Newark, N. D.,
Eighty priests were outside the sanctua
ry. Bishop Wigger acted as celebra Mt,
assisted by Monsignors Doane and Stone
Mr. TRoTTER, the new recorder Of deeds
for the District Of Columbia. who was at
tackled with a serious case of pneumonia
last week, was reported better on the 2lst
The physicians think the crisis Of the dis
| ease is past.
| THE Brewmasters' convention at Chica.
go adjourned on the 22d to meet October
8, 1885, at New York
THE powder factory of E. {. Anthony,
situated near Negaunee, Mich, exploded
about two o'clock on the afternoon of the
21st, killing l.. II. Stanley and his son
Albert, aged eighteen years The build
ing was blown to atoms.
PRESIDENT CLEvELAND's family and
friends deny that there is any trouble
| about his health
| CONSUL GENERAL PHELAN at Halifax N.
! s., is at Wash ,ngton and had interviews
| on the ed with the President and Secre-
tary Bayard.
The Emperor's birthday was celebrated
In grand style throug hout Germany on the
I'D. Also at several European capitals
A CONNECTICUT woman, at the home
| town of P. 7. Barnum-Brdgeport-
| given birth to a baby which IS part boy
| and Part elephant.
JOHN A LOGAN, JR.. and Miss Edith A
Andrews were married at Youngstown,
O.. on the 22d The bride received $780,
900 worth of wedding presents.
The British House of Commons re-
| manned in session during the night of the
2lst, and until l :25 p m. Of the 22d before
distractions from Irish members to GER
tain measures could be overcome.
CHICAGO man confessed to the police
that he had murdered a man that had
been missing for long time, and had
sunk him in the river at a certain point.
The river was dragged and a totally diff
ferent body than the missing one was
found, which makes the mystery still
more complicated
A SLIGHT shock of earthquake was felt
at Mentone, Italy, on the ed, where the
people are still camping out under tempo
rary shelters.
The murderer, Busch, who was to have
been hanged at Ridgeway. Pa, March "a,
has been respited to April {.
TIE death sentence of Janltor Titus for
the murder of Title Smith has been COM
muted by the Governor of New Jersey to
Imprisonment for life.
GEORGE MANN, notorious character of
Louisville, KY, was sentenced on the 22d
to the penitentiary for life for the MUIR
der of his mistress, Annie Mann, in Au-
gust, 1886.
MRS. EMMA NICKERSON was granted
divorce at Washington on the 23d from
Major Azor H. Nickerson, L. S. A. pre-
vious divorce obtained by her husband
through fraud having been set aside. She
is given alimony and her former nam,.
The case has been a noted one.
THE Interstate Commerce Commission.
as announced by the President, is: Thos
M. Cooley. of Michigan; VIM R. Morrison,
of Illinois: Augustus Schoonmaker. of
New York; Aldace F. Walker, of Yer
mont, and Walter M. Bragg, of Alabama
CHARLES b. TREsCoTT, salesman for the
Springfield Silk Mills Company OF Spring
field Mass. was arrested in New York on
the ed on the charge of embezziing 81. SIS
belonging to the company which he had
collected
WIMLIAM ARMSTRONG, secretary of the
Fireman's Insurance Company. of Balti-
more Md, is reported s., Ooo short in his
accounts. He admits shortage of 81, 500.
Experts are at work on the books. Arm
strong's bondsmen have expressed a will
ingness to make up the defalcation,
Patrick Ford a check for 41S 81, which
was presented him by Michael Davitt.
The money was the net proceeds of Mr..
Davitt's last lecture in America, and was
sent DR.. McGlynn by Mr.. Davitt's direc- |
ton. While acknowledging Mr.. Davitt's |
generosity, Mr. McGlynn said in his let
ter of decllnation that the money can be |
better used in relieving the suffering poor |
of Ireland.
The snow was twelve to fifteen inches |
de ep in Central New York and in the an
thracite coal regions of Pennsylvania on
the 22d
A RECEIVER has been asked for the
Equitable Gas Company of Baltimore,
Nd.
THERE was a mistrial in the Cleary trial
1T New York, the jury standing 6 toe.
TWELVE laborers We're burned to death
n clearinghouse fire at Bessemer,
Mich, on the morning of the 23d.
RUSSIA has informed Turkey that she is
lispleased with Turkeys policy in Bull
,arian affairs.
PHILADELPHIA is still excited over the
Orgeries and failure of the Hunter
5rothers.
A TELEGRAPH operators strike is threat
med at Ogden, Utah, on the extra pay
question.
SIX more plotters against the life of the
Ear have been executed. Another den
i dynamiters has also been discovered.
JOHN ARENsDoRF is on trial at Sioux
lily, Ia, for the murder of Rev Geo. c. |
Paddock.
PAPERS have been issued for the arrest
+ Father Ryan, the IRISH priest, who, like
'ather Keller, refuses to testify.
CHIcAGo's pork packing statistics show
decrease of half a million hogs slaugh-
cred the past year.
ANOTHER ten million three percent.
ond call has been made by the Govern
lent, maturing May next.
JUDGE COOLEY writes his son virtually
aging that he will accept his Inter-Stat.
commerce Commissionership appoint (
lent.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has summoned
ne members Of the Interstate Commerce
commission to Washington for the pur-
oSa of orpa